Dorset Pillows

Dorset Flag

Dorset England "for a break" retro or vintage style travel poster.

Flooded fields alongside the River Stour at Wimborne in Dorset.

The Dorset Lakes This is a shot of Poole Harbour (Dorset, England), taken from the footpath running along the south coast of Brownsea Island, looking south west towards the Purbeck Hills. Poole Harbour is the second largest natural harbour in the world, after Sydney, Australia. Brownsea (or Branksea), at 1.5 miles long and 0.75 miles wide, is the largest of the eight islands in Poole Harbour and is known as the birthplace of the Scout movement, following Baden-Powell's experimental camp held on the island in 1907. The island top right is Furzey Island, which from a distance looks uninhabited. However, the outer circle of trees hide no less than 22 oil wells, part of the Wytch Farm oil field, the largest onshore oil field in Western Europ...

A very old disused clay pit now returned to nature and much used for fishing.

A Dorset Country House, Jan 2011 Number of views as of 10th April 2018 = 890. A country house in Dorset, England. Date: 9th January 2011.

This monoline illustration features the Portland Bill Lighthouse in Dorset, South England.

From an original pen & wash sketch of the rooftops of Lyme Regis a famous UK holiday destination on the Dorset Coast.

Mudeford Dorset. Christchurch, a travel poster design

This monoline illustration features the Portland Bill Lighthouse in Dorset, South England.

Lyme Regis Dorset, a travel poster design

*Dorset Thatched Cottage, March 2021* A thatched cottage in the Wimborne area of Dorset, England. I assume they don't normally leave the front door open. After all, you never know who's about, especially passing photographers! Date: 19th March 2021.

London, UK. Black and white

From an original watercolour from an original photograph taken on holiday on the coast of Dorset.

Another design I made with an AI (Artificial Intelligence) program! A cool traditional painting of a Dorset Horn Ram. It can also represent the Aries sign.

A view of the ruins of Corfe Castle in Dorset, one of the famous landmarks in the south of England.

Corfe Castle village with the ruins of the castle towering over it.

The river Frome at Wareham Quay in mid summer. A very popular tourist spot.

Drummond M7 No. 53, leaving Norden bound for Corfe Castle on the Swanage railway in Dorset.

A beautiful thatched cottage in the Dorset village of Milton Abbas. All the cottages in this street are identical.

Sign Of The Times Number of views as of 18th October 2018 = 950. Sign outside a rear entrance to Kingston Lacy estate, near Wimborne, Dorset, England. Just had to laugh really at the thought of all those poor NT members with Sat Navs pitching up at the wrong entrance! Date: 24th January 2010. Click here to view my signs collection.

The holiday season was coming to an end when we visited Weymouth on the South Coast of the UK. The funfair had closed early and there was a definite chill in the air. The vintage vibe of this scen worked really well and it was crying out to be painted in watercolour.

Autumn colours in the woodland at Upton Country Park in Dorset.

GWR 0-6-0 tank engine, No. 6695, approaching Corfe Castle station on the Swanage Railway in Dorset.

Pride of the County Number of views as of 13th May 2019 = 490. One of the floral exhibits on display at the Dorset County Show, Dorchester, England. Date: 4th September 2011.

Across The Lake Number of views as of 4th January 2016 = 430. Just browsing through some old shots & came across this one. Shot in July 2007 in Poole Park, Poole, Dorset. Hope you like it. Date: 16th July 2007.

Green Island Number of views as of 16th April 2019 = 970. At 45 acres, Green Island is the third largest island in Poole Harbour (Dorset, England) after Brownsea and Furzey. The island is an Area of Natural Beauty, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Protection Area. It consists primarily of woodland, with some heathland, and its features include a private beach, private jetty and even a helipad. It is privately owned, the asking price from a few years ago being 2.5 million pounds. Plans were recently approved to build a six-bedroom carbon-neutral holiday home on the island, made from cedar logs and powered by solar panels. Unfortunately a fire in April 2012 severely damaged the building whilst it was still under construc...

A Fascinating Folly Number of views as of 6th May 2016 = 700. Said to have once been the tallest, non-religious building in Britain, Horton Tower (also known as Sturt's Folly) is a 5 storey, gothic, red brick structure, 140 feet tall, designed and built by Humphrey Sturt, Lord of the Manor of Horton in 1750. As well as being an architect, Sturt was also a member of parliament for Dorset. The reason for its original construction is unknown, but one theory suggests its owner planned to use the tower as an observatory, for studying the night sky. Another suggests Sturt built it as a lookout tower so that he could observe hunting in progress on the surrounding countryside. Over the years, the tower fell into a state of disrepair and had beco...

The river Frome at Wareham in Dorset on a lovely summer day.

A typical English country thatched cottage in the heart of the Dorset countryside complete with roses round the door.

Looking down on the village of Corfe Casle in Dorset from the hills above.

Sherborne Castle, August 2019 The Tudor residence of Sir Walter Raleigh, Sherborne, Dorset, England. Date: 3rd August 2019. Click here to see my castle collection.

GWR 0-6-0 Tank, 6695, approaching Corfe Castle station on the Swanage Railway in Dorset.

GWR Manor Class, Bradley Manor approaching Harmans Cross station on the Swanage railway in Dorset.

A1 Pacific, 60163, Tornado at Swanage station in Dorset. Tornado is the first new steam loco to be built in the UK for over 40 years.

The Old Granary, Wareham Quay Number of views as of 18th March 2018 = 1140. The historic Saxon market town of Wareham (Dorset, England) basking in the late afternoon sunshine on a balmy day in October. This view features Wareham Quay, the Old Granary (now a pub) and the River Frome, with the church of Lady St Mary overlooking the scene. Date: 10th October 2010.